Synonyms for get up
get up

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1. get upverb

   Synonyms:
   stand up, rise

   Antonyms:
   go to bed, sit down

2. get upverb

   (literally) To move in an upwards direction; to ascend or climb.

   I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs.

   Synonyms:
   rise, stand up

   Antonyms:
   go to bed, sit down

3. get upverb

   To rise from one's bed (often implying to wake up)

   I didn't get up until midday.

   Synonyms:
   rise, stand up

   Antonyms:
   go to bed, sit down

4. get upverb

   To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to stand up.

   Get up off the couch and clean this mess!

   Synonyms:
   stand up, rise

   Antonyms:
   sit down, go to bed

5. get upverb

   To materialise; to grow stronger.

   As dusk fell a storm got up.

   Synonyms:
   rise, stand up

   Antonyms:
   go to bed, sit down

6. get upverb

   To bring together, amass.

   The general got up a large body of men.

   Synonyms:
   rise, stand up

   Antonyms:
   go to bed, sit down

7. get upverb

   To gather or grow larger by accretion.

   Synonyms:
   stand up, rise

   Antonyms:
   go to bed, sit down

8. get upverb

   To go towards the attacking goal.

   Synonyms:
   rise, stand up

   Antonyms:
   go to bed, sit down

9. get upverb

   To criticise.

   He got up me about the mess I made in the kitchen.

   Synonyms:
   rise, stand up

   Antonyms:
   go to bed, sit down

10. get upverb

    To annoy.

    Synonyms:
    stand up, rise

    Antonyms:
    sit down, go to bed

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1. arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand upverb

   rise to one's feet

   "The audience got up and applauded"

   Synonyms:
   prink, bristle, drum, rise, stick up, prepare, stand up, climb up, mug up, fancy up, hold water, deck out, elevate, uprise, hold up, place upright, trick up, rig out, heighten, go up, rebel, surface, lift, deck up, dress up, arise, spring up, swot up, organise, come up, grow, originate, attire, organize, cram, swot, bob up, resurrect, tog out, grind away, ascend, tog up, develop, climb, raise, work up, trick out, prove, devise, move up, turn out, jump, gussy up, bone, fig out, bring up, stand, rear, mount, rise up, overdress, wax, bone up, machinate, fig up

   Antonyms:
   retire, kip down, hit the sack, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, sack out, crawl in, turn in, bed

2. get up, turn out, arise, uprise, riseverb

   get up and out of bed

   "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

   Synonyms:
   prink, bristle, drum, rise, rebel, prepare, stand up, bone up, rig out, mug up, boot out, fancy up, deck out, elevate, uprise, rotate, trick up, organize, heighten, surface, cut, fig up, go up, tog up, grind away, lift, climb up, deck up, cram, arise, spring up, turf out, swot up, come up, gussy up, bring up, swot, bob up, resurrect, tog out, originate, spread out, ascend, turn off, chuck out, exclude, develop, climb, raise, work up, switch off, attire, organise, prove, bone, move up, grow, turn out, jump, turn up, fig out, dress up, trick out, rear, splay, mount, eject, come out, overdress, wax, rise up, machinate, devise, bear

   Antonyms:
   go to sleep, kip down, turn in, bed, sack out, go to bed, hit the sack, crawl in, retire, hit the hay

3. raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring upverb

   raise from a lower to a higher position

   "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

   Synonyms:
   elevate, resurrect, rig out, hook, organise, cram, provoke, reboot, stand up, nobble, arise, overdress, fire, leaven, call forth, grow, repeal, abstract, kick upstairs, uprise, lift, heighten, vacate, upgrade, bone, advert, refer, put up, tog out, cabbage, turn out, tog up, set up, prink, reverse, trick up, go up, grind away, filch, name, raise, bring up, revoke, pilfer, dress up, levy, work up, conjure, recruit, upraise, sneak, rise, attire, move up, conjure up, fig out, rescind, fancy up, swot up, gussy up, devise, boot, enhance, come up, wind, pinch, arouse, prepare, swipe, advance, machinate, countermand, prove, put forward, invoke, enkindle, fig up, evoke, mug up, rear, cite, drum, annul, rustle, stir, elicit, hoist, mention, nurture, parent, swot, trick out, purloin, produce, erect, face-lift, kindle, snarf, plagiarize, overturn, promote, organize, deck out, plagiarise, airlift, farm, bone up, call down, deck up

   Antonyms:
   retire, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, bed, kip down, turn in, sack out, hit the hay, hit the sack

4. get upverb

   cause to rise

   "The sergeant got us up at 2 A.M."

   Synonyms:
   prink, drum, rise, prepare, stand up, bone up, rig out, mug up, fancy up, deck out, elevate, uprise, trick up, organize, fig up, tog up, grind away, lift, deck up, cram, arise, swot up, gussy up, bring up, swot, tog out, raise, work up, attire, organise, bone, turn out, fig out, dress up, trick out, overdress, machinate, devise

   Antonyms:
   turn in, crawl in, retire, hit the hay, bed, go to bed, kip down, go to sleep, sack out, hit the sack

5. work up, get upverb

   develop

   "we worked up an as of an appetite"

   Synonyms:
   prink, drum, rise, prepare, stand up, build up, progress, mug up, fancy up, deck out, elevate, uprise, trick up, rig out, tog up, grind away, lift, deck up, cram, arise, swot up, gussy up, bring up, organize, ramp up, swot, work out, tog out, raise, work up, attire, organise, bone, turn out, fig out, dress up, trick out, devise, overdress, bone up, machinate, fig up, build

   Antonyms:
   sack out, bed, crawl in, hit the sack, retire, hit the hay, turn in, go to sleep, go to bed, kip down

6. overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog outverb

   put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

   "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

   Synonyms:
   deck out, prink, drum, rise, dress, prepare, gussy up, bone up, mug up, fancy up, costume, elevate, uprise, barde, trick up, rig out, tog up, grind away, lift, deck up, cram, arise, swot up, bring up, organize, window-dress, swot, caparison, organise, stand up, bard, raise, work up, attire, bone, turn out, fig out, dress up, trick out, devise, tog out, overclothe, overdress, machinate, fig up

   Antonyms:
   bed, hit the hay, turn in, retire, kip down, hit the sack, crawl in, go to sleep, go to bed, sack out

7. organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinateverb

   arrange by systematic planning and united effort

   "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

   Synonyms:
   conspire, excogitate, trick up, prink, drum, rise, ready, coordinate, prepare, stand up, bone up, fig up, mug up, cook, fancy up, fix, develop, elevate, uprise, work up, gear up, organize, forge, unionize, tog up, grind away, lift, make, cram, arise, swot up, cabal, form, gussy up, bring up, attire, train, mastermind, invent, groom, overdress, deck up, complot, direct, raise, engineer, trick out, organise, bone, unionise, set up, turn out, swot, contrive, fig out, dress up, tog out, rig out, orchestrate, formulate, set, conjure, deck out, machinate, educate, devise

   Antonyms:
   hit the hay, retire, turn in, crawl in, hit the sack, bed, kip down, sack out, go to sleep, go to bed

8. cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, boneverb

   study intensively, as before an exam

   "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

   Synonyms:
   prink, rise, prepare, stand up, bone up, ram, fancy up, deck out, elevate, uprise, jam, trick up, rig out, tog up, grind away, lift, deck up, drum, arise, swot up, gussy up, mug up, attire, dress up, swot, tog out, organise, beat, thrum, chock up, wad, raise, work up, trick out, bone, turn out, cram, bring up, devise, fig out, organize, jampack, overdress, debone, machinate, fig up

   Antonyms:
   go to bed, crawl in, go to sleep, retire, sack out, hit the sack, turn in, kip down, hit the hay, bed

Matched Categories

1. • Change Posture
   • Develop
   • Initiate
   • Move
   • Raise
   • Study

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. get up

   Synonyms:
   (Active.) prepare, make ready

2. get up

   Synonyms:
   print and publish

3. get up

   Synonyms:
   (Neuter.) arise, rise

4. get up

   Synonyms:
   ascend, climb

Suggested Resources

1. get up

   Read the full text of the Get Up poem by Ehsan Sehgal on the Poetry.com website.

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1. John Kinsey:

   The mining area is the one showing a little bit of get up and go today.

2. Donald Trump:

   I get up to make the speech and I speak from the heart. Look, there's nothing.

3. Jacob Blake Sr.:

   That's not going to make me son get up out of that bed and walk, only God could get him up out of the bed.

4. Dwayne Johnson:

   It came early, actually, this past Sunday, [Lauren] wakes me up and was like, ‘Hey, you’ve gotta get up, I’m having the baby!’ And it was like a full-on, full-tilt boogie, going 100 mph… We get in the car and as soon as I’m backing up, she’s like, ‘April Fool's!’.

5. Chief Executive Pedro Lichtinger:

   It is important to know that we do not expect patients to get up and play basketball, but we do expect the patients to have significant improvements in mobility.